Football in Rio de Janeiro

Football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro has several of Brazil's significant football clubs, and the city is home to many football clubs.

History

Rio de Janeiro has a long football history

Maracanã Stadium, It was the main home venue of the Brazil national football team.

Clubs

There are many successful football clubs in Rio de Janeiro:

Club	League	Venue	Established (team)
Botafogo	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	Estádio Nilton Santos 46,931 (43,810 record)	1894
Flamengo	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	Maracanã 78,838 (173,850 record)	1895
Fluminense	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	Maracanã 78,838 (173,850 record)	1902
Vasco da Gama	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	São Januário 19,717 (40,209 record)	1898
Madureira	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D	Estádio Aniceto Moscoso 5,400 (10,762 record)	1914
Bangu	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D	Estádio Moça Bonita 9,564 (17,000 record)	1904
Portuguesa	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D	Estádio Luso Brasileiro 15,000 (18,725 record)	1924
Bonsucesso	Campeonato Carioca Série A	Estádio Leônidas da Silva 13,000 (13,571 record)	1913
America	Campeonato Carioca Série B	Estádio Giulite Coutinho 13,544 (9,861 record)	1904

There are also other clubs in Rio de Janeiro state

There were some other club, which are now extinct, in Rio de Janeiro:

Club derbies

Big Four derbies

Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro) – Clássico da Rivalidade (The Rivalry Derby)^[1]
Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro) – Clássico Vovô (The Grandpa Derby), so-called because it is the oldest derby played in Brazil^[2]
Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Vasco (Rio de Janeiro) – Clássico Alvinegro (The Black-and-white Derby)^[3]

Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro) – Fla-Flu (The Fla-Flu)^[4]
Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Vasco (Rio de Janeiro) – O Clássico dos Milhões (The Classic of Millions), or simply O Clássico (The Classic)^[5]
Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Vasco (Rio de Janeiro) – Clássico dos Gigantes (The Giants Derby)^[6]

Other derbies

America-RJ (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Bangu (Rio de Janeiro) – Clássico Bisavô (The Great-grandfather Derby), or Clássico Alvirrubro (The Red-and-white Derby)^[7]

America-RJ (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Vasco (Rio de Janeiro) – Clássico da Paz (The Peace Derby)^[8]
Americano (Campos dos Goytacazes) vs. Goytacaz (Campos dos Goytacazes) – Goyta-Cano (The Goyta-Cano), or Clássico da Baía de Campos (The Campos Bay Classic)^[9]

Stadia

Maracanã Stadium: Hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup Final and 2014 FIFA World Cup Final

References

^ "Botafogo e Flamengo fazem clássico neste domingo" (in Portuguese). O Globo. February 10, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
^ "A História do Clássico Vovô Fluminense x Botafogo" (in Portuguese). Campeões do Futebol. April 17, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
^ "Élton treina e joga o clássico" (in Portuguese). O Dia. March 11, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
^ "Fla x Flu: a histórica rivalidade" (in Portuguese). Correio do Brasil. February 7, 2003. Retrieved April 11, 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Para leitores, clássico de maior rivalidade no futebol carioca é Flamengo x Vasco" (in Portuguese). O Globo. March 14, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
^ "Fluminense e Vasco se enfrentam para não morrer na praia" (in Portuguese). iG. November 1, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
^ "RJ: torcidas prometem se enfrentar durante América x Bangu". www.terra.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
^ "O Clássico da Paz América RJ x Vasco da Gama" (in Portuguese). Campeões do Futebol. February 8, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
^ "Clássico Goyta-Cano" (in Portuguese). Clássicos do Futebol Brasileiro. February 8, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

[botafogovsflamengo-1] "Botafogo e Flamengo fazem clássico neste domingo" (in Portuguese). O Globo. February 10, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

[clássicovovô-2] "A História do Clássico Vovô Fluminense x Botafogo" (in Portuguese). Campeões do Futebol. April 17, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

[clássicoalvinegro-rj-3] "Élton treina e joga o clássico" (in Portuguese). O Dia. March 11, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

[fla-flu-4] "Fla x Flu: a histórica rivalidade" (in Portuguese). Correio do Brasil. February 7, 2003. Retrieved April 11, 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[clássicodosmilhões-5] "Para leitores, clássico de maior rivalidade no futebol carioca é Flamengo x Vasco" (in Portuguese). O Globo. March 14, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

[clássicodosgigantes-rj-6] "Fluminense e Vasco se enfrentam para não morrer na praia" (in Portuguese). iG. November 1, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

[7] "RJ: torcidas prometem se enfrentar durante América x Bangu". www.terra.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-02.

[clássicodapaz-8] "O Clássico da Paz América RJ x Vasco da Gama" (in Portuguese). Campeões do Futebol. February 8, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

[goyta-cano-9] "Clássico Goyta-Cano" (in Portuguese). Clássicos do Futebol Brasileiro. February 8, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

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Founded on 17 November 1895 • Based in Rio de Janeiro
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